torvald Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 it's houston related and i was wondering if this makes a large impact or not... i don't know much about this sort of thing. is this a wise decision?link here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 it's houston related and i was wondering if this makes a large impact or not... i don't know much about this sort of thing. is this a wise decision?link hereChavez probably won't lose any sleep over the matter but it's a wise PR move on 7-11's part. Whether you like Bush or not Chavez's comments were pretty offensive and juvenile for the leader of a country. The best comeback I've heard to his "the stage still smells of sulphur" comment was "he who smel't it dealt it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 NNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 7 elevn drop citgo? Why aer all these desisions being made shortley after they decide to move to Houston? Now Citgo's busness is going to be less when they lose out on a custoemr base from 7elevn. Wi8th 7elven droping citgo, it will stifle the busness which could result in citgo not being as big of a major player in the U.S. That sucks! zebra o'rally < stomps feet> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 NNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 7 elevn drop citgo? Why aer all these desisions being made shortley after they decide to move to Houston? Now Citgo's busness is going to be less when they lose out on a custoemr base from 7elevn. Wi8th 7elven droping citgo, it will stifle the busness which could result in citgo not being as big of a major player in the U.S. That sucks! zebra o'rally < stomps feet> Somebody needs a Sanka ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Somebody needs a Sanka ! forgive me but what do you mean by this? BTW: Zebra. I think you'd do us all a favor by using a spellcheck feature. Most computers of the millineum decade should have them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Citgo means nothing to me. I have always passed those stations for more upscale ones. They seemed seedy to me. Chavez and Citgo can go to hell. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Im glad they're dropping them. Chavez is a jackass and by calling the President the devil in our own country is just unacceptable. Only we can call him names!And I agree with the look of Citgo stations, I don't think I have ever seen one that is decent looking. They all look rundown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 forgive me but what do you mean by this? I would just have you Google "Sanka", and see what comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 BTW: Zebra. I think you'd do us all a favor by using a spellcheck feature. Most computers of the millineum decade should have them! well your not the first one to talk about my gramer and speling on this cite. peeple are mean to me on this forum. I even had one guy on here acuze me of doing it on purpose. forgive me, i've only known english for 5 years. we moved from jamaica and i'm 16 now. i speak engl very well, i just dont write or spel good. so cut me a brake. i'm going to get my african-american girlfrend to start writng my post sense u all like to make fun of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 well your not the first one to talk about my gramer and speling on this cite. peeple are mean to me on this forum. I even had one guy on here acuze me of doing it on purpose. forgive me, i've only known english for 5 years. we moved from jamaica and i'm 16 now. i speak engl very well, i just dont write or spel good. so cut me a brake. i'm going to get my african-american girlfrend to start writng my post sense u all like to make fun of me. Take it as constructive criticism. If you load the Google toolbar it has a good spell checker. Running the spell check against your posts is a good way to improve your spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Well, since we do not have anymore 7 Eleven's here, what happens to the Citgo stations, are they being boy-cotted by the local houstonians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Well, since we do not have anymore 7 Eleven's here, what happens to the Citgo stations, are they being boy-cotted by the local houstonians? I no longer go to Citgo gas, but I WILL buy other things at the station if I need to. Gasoline sales go straight to the nation of Venezuela while the actual money maker for the stations are what's sold inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapillionWyngs Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 NNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 7 elevn drop citgo? Why aer all these desisions being made shortley after they decide to move to Houston? Now Citgo's busness is going to be less when they lose out on a custoemr base from 7elevn. Wi8th 7elven droping citgo, it will stifle the busness which could result in citgo not being as big of a major player in the U.S. That sucks! zebra o'rally < stomps feet> Is it true? Is 7-Elevn coming back to Houston? I miss them!!!! Of course I was in the 6th grade when the one by us closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 So....Maybe 7-Eleven can come over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 moo. Its not like they won't find buyers for their gasoline. I believe that gasoline is purchased by individual stations by wholesalers. I don't think Citgo-brand gas is the only thing carried at Citgo gas stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Hate to throw out facts and statistics, but Venezuela is the third leading importer of crude to the US behind Canada and Mexico. Being that Citgo isn't the third largest gas station in America, chance are you are buying gas made from Evil Chavez's oil a lot more than you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 so this decision does not really hurt citgo or houston? i guess i was asking it more from an economic than a political standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 some viewpoints:http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzbot49...-business-print"citgo still has loyal patrons" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Hate to throw out facts and statistics, but Venezuela is the third leading importer of crude to the US behind Canada and Mexico. Being that Citgo isn't the third largest gas station in America, chance are you are buying gas made from Evil Chavez's oil a lot more than you think.You're on the mark. The energy industry is so completely incestuous that there really isn't any effective way to boycott any particular company that is any further downstream than your local gas retailer...and the retailer is usually privately-owned, so boycotters may just end up hurting a small business owners more than Chavez.The best thing for us lowly consumers to do would be to lobby for political pressure to be placed upon Chavez. He may just blow it off, but even if the U.S. government were to ban oil imports from Venezuala, we'd just import more from other exporting countries, and other importing countries would just import more from Venezuala; the effect would be a wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 You're on the mark. The energy industry is so completely incestuous that there really isn't any effective way to boycott any particular company that is any further downstream than your local gas retailer...and the retailer is usually privately-owned, so boycotters may just end up hurting a small business owners more than Chavez.The best thing for us lowly consumers to do would be to lobby for political pressure to be placed upon Chavez. He may just blow it off, but even if the U.S. government were to ban oil imports from Venezuala, we'd just import more from other exporting countries, and other importing countries would just import more from Venezuala; the effect would be a wash.Not to mention the fact that 7-11 decided A YEAR AGO to use more distributors than just Citgo. This move had nothing to do with Chavez's remarks. 7-11 is just trying to play up that angle.Besides, we call more people names than anyone else. In fact, we called Chavez names first. Who even cares (other than 7-11)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Besides, we call more people names than anyone else. In fact, we called Chavez names first.What did we call Chavez? ...and who is this "we"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Citgo has big brand loyalty in New England. First, there's the famous sign near Fenway Park in Kenmore Square. Second, their stations are everywhere. Finally, Chavez/ Venezuela have institituted a low-cost home heating oil service for low income families around New England, affectively cutting a qualifier's average bill in HALF. You can question his motives all you want, but the people who can afford to heat their homes don't care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 some viewpoints:http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzbot49...-business-print "citgo still has loyal patrons" Citgo has big brand loyalty in New England. First, there's the famous sign near Fenway Park in Kenmore Square. Second, their stations are everywhere. Finally, Chavez/ Venezuela have institituted a low-cost home heating oil service for low income families around New England, affectively cutting a qualifier's average bill in HALF. You can question his motives all you want, but the people who can afford to heat their homes don't care! yeah - that was what i was getting at with the article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hate to throw out facts and statistics, but Venezuela is the third leading importer of crude to the US behind Canada and Mexico. Being that Citgo isn't the third largest gas station in America, chance are you are buying gas made from Evil Chavez's oil a lot more than you think.Did you mean "exporter of petroleum"?Because its #4, behind Saudi Arabia (in crude oil exports to the U.S.) SourceIts #3 in Petroleum. Besides, Petroleum companies don't just sell gas at the gas pumps. But energy (crude oil/petroleum) companies have wells in alot of various nations. So in conclusion, it is impossible to boycott one nation/person by simply not buying from one company. As said many times before, you only hurt the local store owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Did you mean "exporter of petroleum"?Because its #4, behind Saudi Arabia (in crude oil exports to the U.S.) SourceIts #3 in Petroleum. Besides, Petroleum companies don't just sell gas at the gas pumps. But energy (crude oil/petroleum) companies have wells in alot of various nations. So in conclusion, it is impossible to boycott one nation/person by simply not buying from one company. As said many times before, you only hurt the local store owners.The local "store owners" that lend an eye sore to the community? Most non branded gas stations are horrible. They sell Condoms everywhere, beer, porn and a bunch of 99cent store junk... I'll stick with Valero or another decent looking store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 The local "store owners" that lend an eye sore to the community? Most non branded gas stations are horrible. They sell Condoms everywhere, beer, porn and a bunch of 99cent store junk... I'll stick with Valero or another decent looking store. I'm not quite sure how this makes an eyesore....and, I'm not sure I want to know....but, I know that this is the first time I have ever heard that condoms cause eyesores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I buy my gas where it is the cheapest. nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'm not quite sure how this makes an eyesore....and, I'm not sure I want to know....but, I know that this is the first time I have ever heard that condoms cause eyesores! He must not have read the instructions correctly Red, they're suppose to prevent sores on the other head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Stop N Go. Isn't those our stores? Any who, Citgo won't "not survive" because some people don't like Chavez. I personally can't stand the fella. But I don't buy Citgo anyhow. 7-11? A Dallas thang. I don't understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 He must not have read the instructions correctly Red, they're suppose to prevent sores on the other head!You've never heard of Willie the one-eyed wonder worm? (It's one of George Carlin's names for "the other head". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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